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#DC143C

#dc143c Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
  • crimson
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#dc143c (Crimson) is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 7.84% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 83.33% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (WCAG AA).

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Relative luminance0.1604

Complementary

  1. #dc143c
  2. #14dcb4

Split complementary

  1. #dc143c
  2. #14dc50
  3. #14a0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc14a0
  2. #dc143c
  3. #dc5014

Triadic

  1. #dc143c
  2. #3cdc14
  3. #143cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc143c
  2. #dcb414
  3. #14dcb4
  4. #143cdc

Square

  1. #dc143c
  2. #a0dc14
  3. #14dcb4
  4. #5014dc

Monochromatic

  1. #500716
  2. #960e29
  3. #dc143c
  4. #ef4e6e
  5. #f594a7

Shades

#dc143c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc143c
  2. #c61236
  3. #b01030
  4. #9a0e2a
  5. #840c24
  6. #6e0a1e
  7. #580818
  8. #420612
  9. #2c040c
  10. #160206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc143c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc143c
  2. #e02c50
  3. #e34363
  4. #e75b77
  5. #ea728a
  6. #ee8a9e
  7. #f1a1b1
  8. #f5b9c5
  9. #f8d0d8
  10. #fce8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc143c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc143c
  2. #d31f43
  3. #ca2a4a
  4. #c03450
  5. #b73f57
  6. #ae4a5e
  7. #a55565
  8. #9c606c
  9. #926a72
  10. #897579
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6595f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c553b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7e35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0443c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b16438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc143c {
  color: #dc143c;
}
Background
.bg-dc143c {
  background-color: #dc143c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-dc143c {
  border: 2px solid #dc143c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc143c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 20 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc143c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc143c, #dc5014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc143c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 20 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.67 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 4.77 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.92 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.38 #23ebc3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Crimson
#dc143c  rgb(220, 20, 60)  hsl(348, 83%, 47%)  Crimson
#14dcb4  rgb(20, 220, 180)  hsl(168, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#3cdc14  rgb(60, 220, 20)  hsl(108, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#143cdc  rgb(20, 60, 220)  hsl(228, 83%, 47%)  Persian Blue